JP5775774B2 - Money handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a money processing apparatus that processes money consisting of banknotes and coins, and in particular, stores money that has been put into the machine by a customer to obtain a voucher or the like by classifying and storing it as needed. The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus that can withdraw money.

  Conventionally, it is known to install a voucher issuing machine in a store such as a supermarket (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The voucher issuing machine disclosed in Patent Literature 1 and the like is installed at an entrance in a store, a customer service area, or the like. When a customer inserts coins, the value corresponding to the total amount of coins inserted is given. Vouchers such as cash vouchers are issued. In a store where such a voucher issuance machine is installed, the customer first puts the coins on hand into the voucher issuance machine to issue the voucher, and then hands the voucher to the clerk at the checkout counter when shopping at the store. As a result, the product is settled in exchange for the voucher. Coins thrown into the voucher issuing machine by the customer are stored in the machine body, and the workers of the security company manually collect the coins in the machine body after the store's business hours.

JP-T 9-512655 (WO95 / 30215A1)

  In the voucher issuing machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 and the like, since the coins that are thrown into the machine by the customer and stored in the machine cannot be withdrawn, the coins stored in the machine of the voucher issuing machine are not used. There was a problem that it could not be used effectively. In addition, in order to reduce the fee paid to the security company, it is desired that the store side reduce the number of times the workers of the security company collect the coins stored in the body of the voucher issuing machine.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and the money inserted into the aircraft by the customer himself in order to obtain a voucher or the like is classified and stored in denominations and withdrawn as necessary. Money processing that can be used effectively by recycling the money thrown into the aircraft and can reduce the number of times the workers of the security company collect the money stored in the aircraft An object is to provide an apparatus.

  The present invention is a money handling apparatus installed in a store, a depositing port through which customers themselves can put money, an identification unit that identifies and counts money that has been inserted into the depositing port and taken into the machine body, Based on a plurality of storage units in which money identified and counted by the identification unit is stored in denomination, and a result of identification by the identification unit, a total amount of money that has been inserted into the deposit port by the customer and taken into the machine body is calculated. A control unit for calculating, a medium outlet for throwing out a medium storing or recording information capable of specifying a value corresponding to the total amount of money calculated by the control unit, and throwing out the money outside the aircraft. A dispensing outlet, and based on a withdrawal instruction given to the control unit, a necessary number of coins are thrown out of the machine body by the withdrawal port by the required number. Money processing characterized by It is the location.

  In such a money handling apparatus, a deposit port through which the customer himself can insert money is provided, and the control unit calculates the total amount of money that has been inserted into the deposit port by the customer and taken into the machine body. It is like that. In addition, a medium that stores or records information that can specify a value corresponding to the total amount of money calculated by the control unit, specifically a voucher such as a cash voucher, is thrown out from the medium outlet. Yes. Further, based on a withdrawal instruction given to the control unit, the necessary number of coins stored in each storage unit are thrown out of the machine body through the withdrawal port. According to such a money handling apparatus, it is possible to withdraw money put into the machine by a customer to obtain a voucher or the like, and it is effective by recycling the money put into the machine of the money handling machine. It can be utilized and the number of times the workers of the security company collect the money stored in the body of the money handling apparatus can be reduced.

  In the money handling apparatus of the present invention, the medium includes a voucher that can be used in a store in which the money handling apparatus is installed, a voucher that can be used in a company other than the store in which the money handling apparatus is installed, and the control unit. An IC card in which information related to the calculated total amount of money is written, and a serial number corresponding to the total amount in the host server in which information related to the total amount of money calculated by the control unit is written It may be an IC card or a paper sheet on which the serial number is written.

  In the money handling apparatus according to the present invention, when the money handling apparatus is provided in a settlement office, the control unit deposits the money into the machine in the settlement mode in which the settlement process is performed, and sets the total amount of deposited money. One of the charge modes for storing or recording information that can specify the corresponding value in the medium is executed, and the withdrawal instruction given to the control unit is a change in the settlement mode. It may be an instruction to throw out money.

  At this time, the withdrawal instruction given to the control unit may be an instruction for dispensing money in a cash-out process when a debit card is received from a customer.

  At this time, the deposit port, the medium outlet and the withdrawal port may be on the customer side, and the customer himself / herself may be able to access them.

  Alternatively, the money handling apparatus is provided in a customer service area, and the withdrawal instruction given to the control unit is a deposit of money as a change reserve to be replenished to a cash register system installed at a checkout office. It may be an instruction.

  At this time, money may be dispensed via the withdrawal port to an interface cassette that is detachable from the cash register system and the money handling apparatus.

  Moreover, money may be withdrawn from the drawer of the cash register system via the withdrawal port.

  In addition, the deposit port and the medium outlet are on the customer side, and the customer can access them, and the withdrawal port is in a service counter in the customer service area. May not be accessible to customers.

  In the money handling apparatus of the present invention, the withdrawal instruction may be given from a higher-level device to which the money handling apparatus is communicatively connected.

  According to the money handling apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to classify and store money that has been thrown into the aircraft by the customer himself in order to obtain a voucher or the like, and to dispense money as needed. By recycling the inserted money, it can be used effectively, and the number of times the workers of the security company collect the money stored in the aircraft can be reduced.

It is a figure which shows the layout of the shop where the money processing apparatus by embodiment of this invention was provided. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the shop system provided with the money processing apparatus by embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the money handling apparatus shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the banknote processing apparatus in the money processing apparatus shown in FIG. 3, Comprising: (a) is a figure which shows a state when the banknote acceptance unit is mounted | worn with the money_receiving | payment part, (b) These are figures which show a state when the interface cassette is mounted | worn with the money_receiving | payment part. It is a functional block diagram of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the outline of the internal structure of the coin processing apparatus in the money processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a front view of the coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram of the coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. 6 and FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 8 are views showing a money handling apparatus according to the present embodiment and a store system including the money handling apparatus.

  First, the layout of a store provided with a money handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, a store 10 such as a supermarket is divided into a front area 12 where customers can enter and a back office 50 where customers cannot enter. The front area 12 includes a settlement office 20 provided with a plurality of cash register systems 21, a customer service area 30, and a product shelf area 40 provided with a plurality of product shelves 42 on which products are displayed. The customer takes out a product to be purchased from the product shelf 42 in the product shelf area 40 and performs a checkout process at the checkout office 20 for the product. Each register system 21 of the checkout office 20 is provided with a POS (Point-Of-Sale) register 28 and a money settlement apparatus 22. As shown in FIG. 2, the money settlement apparatus 22 includes a banknote deposit / withdrawal apparatus 24 and a coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 26. The customer service area 30 is provided in the vicinity of the entrance of the store 10, and a money handling device 34 is installed at the service counter 32 of the customer service area 30. As shown in FIG. 2, the money handling device 34 includes a banknote handling device 36 and a coin handling device 38.

  In addition, an interface cassette 37 (to be described later) is detachably attached to the banknote handling apparatus 36. With this interface cassette 37, the banknote handling apparatus 36 in the customer service area 30 and the banknote deposit / withdrawal in the checkout office 20 are provided. Cash (banknotes) are exchanged between the device 24 and the back office 50. The interface cassette 37 cannot take out banknotes stored in the interface cassette 37 when the interface cassette 37 is detached from the banknote handling apparatus 36 or the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 24.

  In addition, a coin storage cassette 39, which will be described later, is detachably attached to the coin processing device 38. The coin storage cassette 39 allows the coin processing device 38 in the customer service area 30 and the coins in the checkout office 20 to be attached. Cash (coins) is exchanged between the deposit / withdrawal device 26 and the back office 50.

  The structure of the store system of the store 10 as shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the back office 50 is provided with a host terminal 52, and the host terminal 52 includes the POS register 28 and the money settlement apparatus 22 in the checkout office 20, and the money processing apparatus 34 in the customer service area 30. Are connected to each other. In this way, the upper terminal 52 transmits and receives various information to and from the POS register 28 and the money settlement apparatus 22 provided in the checkout office 20 and the money processing apparatus 34 provided in the customer service area 30. It has become. Further, a POS server 54 is installed in the back office 50, and this POS server 54 is communicatively connected to the upper terminal 52. The upper terminal 52 transmits and receives various information to and from the POS server 54.

  In the present embodiment, the money handling device 34 installed in the service counter 32 of the customer service area 30 has a value equivalent to the total amount of the inserted bills and coins when the customer inserts bills and coins. Vouchers are issued. Here, such vouchers such as cash vouchers can be used in the store 10 in which the money handling apparatus 34 is installed. For this reason, the customer who entered the store 10 first throws in his / her banknotes or coins into the money handling apparatus 34 and issues a voucher, and then hands the voucher to the clerk at the checkout office 20 when shopping in the store 10. As a result, the product can be settled in exchange for the voucher. Note that banknotes and coins inserted into the money handling apparatus 34 by the customer are stored in the machine body. Moreover, in this Embodiment, the banknote and coin accommodated in the money processing apparatus 34 can be withdrawn. The withdrawn banknotes and coins are replenished as change reserves to the money settlement apparatus 22 installed in the settlement office 20, or are transported to the back office 50 and collected.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the money handling apparatus 34 has at least two side surfaces respectively facing the inside and the outside of the service counter 32. The side facing the inside of the service counter 32 becomes a surface on the clerk side in the service counter 32, while the side facing the outside of the service counter 32 becomes the surface on the customer side. The deposit port of the money handling apparatus 34 is provided on the customer side and the clerk side, respectively. On the other hand, the withdrawal port of the money handling apparatus 34 is provided only on the surface of the store clerk. Further, a printed matter outlet 142 a (described later) for throwing out the voucher to the outside of the machine body faces the customer side of the money handling apparatus 34.

  Hereinafter, the details of the configuration of the money handling apparatus 34 will be described.

  The external appearance of the money handling apparatus 34 in the present embodiment is shown in FIG. The front side of the money handling apparatus 34 shown in FIG. 3 faces the inside of the service counter 32 in the customer service area 30 shown in FIG. Moreover, the internal structure of the banknote processing apparatus 36 in the money processing apparatus 34 shown in FIG. 3 is shown in FIG. Here, FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a state when the banknote receiving unit 121a is attached to the first depositing unit 121, and FIG. 4B is an interface with the first depositing unit 121. It is a figure which shows a state when the cassette 37 is mounted | worn. Moreover, the functional block diagram of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 4 is shown in FIG.

  The configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 36 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 is directed to the inside of the service counter 32 of the customer service area 30 shown in FIG. 1, that is, to the store clerk side, while in the banknote handling device 36 shown in FIG. The left side faces the outside of the service counter 32 in the customer service area 30 shown in FIG. 1, that is, the customer side.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the banknote handling apparatus 36 includes a housing 120 a, a first depositing unit 121, a second depositing unit 130, and a dispensing unit 122. Here, the first depositing unit 121 faces the inside of the service counter 32 in the customer service area 30 shown in FIG. 1, and is used when a clerk deposits bills into the bill processing apparatus 36. . More specifically, a bill accepting unit 121a is detachably attached to the first depositing unit 121. The banknote receiving unit 121a is configured to receive banknotes from the outside of the banknote processing device 36 and feed them one by one into the housing 120a when mounted on the first depositing unit 121. In addition, as shown in FIG.4 (b), the interface cassette 37 can be mounted | worn with the 1st money_receiving | payment part 121 instead of the banknote acceptance unit 121a. When the interface cassette 37 is attached to the first depositing unit 121, banknotes in the interface cassette 37 are fed into the housing 120a one by one by a feeding mechanism provided inside the interface cassette 37. Yes. On the other hand, the second depositing unit 130 faces the outside of the service counter 32 in the customer service area 30 shown in FIG. 1 and is used when the customer himself / herself deposits a bill into the bill processing device 36. .

  As shown in FIG. 4, a transport unit 123 that transports banknotes one by one is provided in the housing 120 a of the banknote processing device 36, and a first depositing unit is provided at one end 123 a of the transport unit 123. 121 is connected, and a second depositing unit 130 is connected to the other end 123 b of the transport unit 123. Here, when the banknote receiving unit 121 a and the interface cassette 37 are mounted on the first depositing unit 121, the banknotes fed out from the banknote receiving unit 121 a and the interface cassette 37 are one end of the transport unit 123. It is conveyed by the conveyance unit 123 via 123a. On the other hand, the banknote inserted into the second depositing unit 130 by the customer is conveyed by the conveying unit 123 via the other end 123b of the conveying unit 123.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the transport unit 123 is provided with an identifying unit 124, and the identifying unit 124 identifies the denomination, correctness, authenticity, and the like of the banknotes transported by the transport unit 123. It has become.

  Further, a plurality of storage / feeding portions 125 are provided in the housing 120 a, and each storage / feeding portion 125 is connected to the transport unit 123. Each storing and feeding unit 125 stores banknotes by denomination. More specifically, based on the identification result by the identification unit 124, the banknotes fed out from the first depositing unit 121 or the second depositing unit 130 to the transport unit 123 are transferred to the storing and feeding units 125 by the transport unit 123. It is sent to the type. Each storing and feeding unit 125 can feed the banknotes stored in the storing and feeding unit 125 one by one to the transport unit 123. Each storing and feeding unit 125 may be a tape reel type storing and feeding unit that winds the tape together with the banknote in a state where the banknote is sandwiched between a pair of tapes one by one as shown in FIG. A stacker type storing and feeding section (not shown) for storing and stacking the sheets may be used.

  Further, a collection unit 126 is provided in the housing 120a, and this collection unit 126 is used when collecting banknotes stored in the storage and feeding unit 125. More specifically, a bill storage bag (not shown) for storing bills can be detachably installed in the collection unit 126, and is sent from the storage feeding unit 125 to the collection unit 126 via the transport unit 123. The received banknote is stored in a banknote storage bag. Also, banknotes of denominations that are not assigned to each storage and feeding unit 125 and overflow banknotes that cannot be stored because the corresponding denomination storage and feeding unit 125 is full are stored in the banknote storage bag of the recovery unit 126. It is like that. Then, by removing the banknote storage bag from the recovery unit 126, the banknotes are recovered from the banknote processing device 36 together with the banknote storage bag.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the banknote handling apparatus 36 is provided with a first external rejection unit 127, a second external rejection unit 132, and an internal rejection unit 128. The first out-of-machine rejection unit 127 and the second out-of-machine rejection unit 132 are normal by the identification unit 124 among the banknotes taken into the housing 120a by the first deposit unit 121 and the second deposit unit 130. Banknotes identified as not being banknotes are sent from the transport unit 123 as reject banknotes, and the banknote processing of the reject banknotes is performed by the first external rejection unit 127 and the second external rejection unit 132. It is to be thrown out of the device 36. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the first out-of-flight rejection unit 127 faces the inside of the service counter 32 in the customer service area 30 shown in FIG. 1 and is deposited from the first depositing unit 121. If there is a reject banknote in the banknote, it is sent to the first external rejection unit 127 and collected by a store clerk. Further, the second out-of-flight rejection unit 132 faces the outside of the service counter 32 in the customer service area 30 shown in FIG. 1, and there is a reject bill in the bills deposited from the second deposit unit 130. In this case, it is sent to the second external rejection unit 132 and collected by the customer. On the other hand, reject banknotes that cannot be thrown out of the banknote processing apparatus 36 are sent from the transport unit 123 to the in-machine reject unit 128, and the reject banknotes are stored in the in-machine reject unit 128. It is like that. An operator without management authority such as a customer or a store clerk cannot take out the banknote in the in-flight reject unit 128.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the bill processing device 36 is provided with an operation display unit 140. The operation display unit 140 includes, for example, a touch panel display, and the display faces the outside of the service counter 32 in the customer service area 30 shown in FIG. 1, that is, the customer side. The operation display unit 140 is configured such that the customer can input various commands and the customer can view information displayed on the operation display unit 140. The direction of the operation display unit 140 can be freely changed. The operation display unit 140 is directed to the inside of the service counter 32 in the customer service area 30, that is, the store clerk side, and the store clerk gives various instructions. A store clerk may be able to input information or view information displayed on the operation display unit 140.

  The banknote handling device 36 is provided with a printing unit 142. The printing unit 142 is constituted by a printer, for example, and prints vouchers such as cash vouchers. As shown in FIG. 4, the printing unit 142 is provided with a printed product outlet 142a, and the voucher printed by the printing unit 142 is ejected from the printed product outlet 142a to the outside of the printing unit 142. It has become. In the present embodiment, the printed matter outlet 142a of the printing unit 142 faces the outside of the service counter 32 in the customer service area 30 shown in FIG. The voucher thrown out of the printing unit 142 from the printed product outlet 142a can be received by the customer.

  A control unit 170 that controls each component of the banknote handling apparatus 36 is provided in the housing 120 a of the banknote handling apparatus 36. The configuration of the control unit 170 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 170 includes a first depositing unit 121, a second depositing unit 130, a dispensing unit 122, a transport unit 123, an identification unit 124, a storage / feeding unit 125, a collection unit 126, and an operation display. Part 140, printing part 142, and the like. And the identification result of the banknote by the identification part 124 is sent to the control part 170, and the first depositing part 121, the second depositing part, the withdrawal part 122, and the conveying part 123 from the control part 170. These components are controlled by sending commands to the storage and feeding unit 125, the recovery unit 126, and the printing unit 142, respectively. In addition, information input by the customer through the operation display unit 140 is sent to the control unit 170, and various information is sent from the control unit 170 to the operation display unit 140 by the operation display unit 140. It is supposed to display.

  As shown in FIG. 5, an interface 172 is connected to the control unit 170, and the control unit 170 is connected to an external device (specifically, for example, the upper terminal 52 (see FIG. 2)) via the interface 172. And can send and receive information. In addition, a storage unit 174 is connected to the control unit 170, and in this storage unit 174, various setting information of the banknote processing device 36, the number of denominations of banknotes stored in each storage and feeding unit 125, and the like. Storage information is stored.

  Next, operation | movement of the banknote processing apparatus 36 which consists of such a structure is demonstrated below. In addition, operation | movement of the banknote processing apparatus 36 shown below is performed because the control part 170 controls each component of the banknote processing apparatus 36. FIG.

  First, the operation when depositing banknotes into the banknote handling apparatus 36 will be described. The customer deposits the banknotes into the banknote processing device 36 mainly by converting the banknotes in hand into a cash voucher that can be used in the store in advance, obtaining a cash voucher with a premium greater than the deposit amount, etc. from the store, It is a case of obtaining other services. On the other hand, the store clerk deposits the banknotes into the banknote processing device 36 because of the sales deposit process at the service counter 32 and the sales collected from the banknote depositing / withdrawing device 24 of each money settlement apparatus 22 at the checkout station 20. This is a case where banknotes are deposited. When a customer deposits banknotes into the banknote handling apparatus 36, the customer inserts banknotes into the second depositing unit 130 facing the outside of the service counter 32 in the customer service area 30 shown in FIG. Then, banknotes are fed one by one from the second depositing unit 130 into the housing 120a. On the other hand, when the clerk deposits banknotes into the banknote handling apparatus 36, when the banknotes are deposited directly into the banknote handling apparatus 36, the banknote receiving unit 121 a is attached to the first depositing unit 121. As a result, the banknote receiving unit 121a accepts banknotes from the outside of the banknote handling apparatus 36 and feeds them one by one into the housing 120a. On the other hand, when depositing banknotes stored in the interface cassette 37 to the banknote processing device 36, the interface cassette 37 is mounted on the first depositing unit 121 as shown in FIG. In this case, when the interface cassette 37 is mounted on the first depositing unit 121, the bills in the interface cassette 37 are automatically one by one by the feeding mechanism provided in the interface cassette 37. It is fed into 120a.

  The banknotes fed into the housing 120a by the first depositing unit 121 and the second depositing unit 130 are conveyed by the conveyance unit 123, and the identification unit 124 identifies the banknotes. The banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identifying unit 124 are stored in the storage and feeding units 125 by denomination. On the other hand, although it is identified as a normal banknote by the identification unit 124, it is a banknote of a denomination that is not assigned to each storing and feeding unit 125 when the corresponding denomination storing and feeding unit 125 is full. In this case, the banknote is sent to the collection unit 126. Moreover, the banknote (For example, a fake ticket etc.) identified as the normal banknote by the identification part 124, or the banknote which could not be identified by the identification part 124 is a 1st out-of-machine rejection part as a rejection banknote. 127, the second in-flight reject unit 132, or depending on the setting, the in-flight reject unit 128. Further, the total amount of the banknotes taken into the machine body of the banknote processing device 36 is calculated by the control unit 170. In this way, when all banknotes are paid out from the first depositing unit 121 and the second depositing unit 130 into the housing 120a, and all the banknotes are stored in the storage feeding unit 125, the collecting unit 126, etc., the banknotes The banknote deposit process in the processing device 36 is completed. When the customer deposits banknotes into the banknote processing apparatus 36, after the banknote depositing process in the banknote processing apparatus 36 is finished, as will be described later, a voucher such as a cash voucher is printed by the printing unit 142, and printing is performed. The performed voucher is thrown out of the printing unit 142 from the printed matter outlet 142a. In this way, the customer can receive a voucher such as a cash voucher.

  Next, the operation when dispensing banknotes from the banknote handling apparatus 36 will be described. Specifically, when replenishing banknote change reserve to the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 24 of the money settlement apparatus 22 before the store opening hours, the banknote processing apparatus 36 creates a banknote change reserve of a predetermined pattern. To withdraw money. More specifically, when the banknote handling device 36 creates a banknote change reserve, the interface cassette 37 is attached to the first depositing unit 121, and the banknotes fed out from the storage and feeding units 125 are interface cassettes 37. It is designed to be stored in. At this time, one end 123a of the transport unit 123 also functions as a withdrawal port for dispensing banknotes outside the machine body. In creating the banknote change reserve in the banknote handling apparatus 36, the control unit 170 determines each banknote change reserve based on the withdrawal pattern (specifically, the pattern of the number of banknotes for each denomination). Each component of the banknote processing device 36 is controlled so that the banknotes are fed out from the storage and feeding unit 125 and sent to the interface cassette 37 attached to the first depositing unit 121. Here, the information relating to the change pattern of the change reserve is stored in advance in the storage unit 174, input to the control unit 170 by the operation display unit 140 by a store clerk, or from the host terminal 52 via the interface 172. To the control unit 170.

  Next, the configuration of the coin processing device 38 in the money processing device 34 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a side view showing an outline of the internal configuration of the coin processing device 38, and FIG. 7 is a front view of the coin processing device 38 shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram of the coin processing device 38 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. 6 is directed to the inside of the service counter 32 in the customer service area 30 shown in FIG. 1, while the left side of the coin processing device 38 shown in FIG. It faces the outside of the service counter 32 in the customer service area 30 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the coin processing device 38 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 212, a coin receiving port 214 for receiving coins from the outside of the housing 212, and a coin received in the coin receiving port 214. And a storage / feeding mechanism 230 for feeding out the stored coins one by one. In addition, a deposit conveyance unit 220 that conveys the coins fed from the storage and feeding mechanism 230 one by one is provided in the housing 212, and the deposit conveyance unit 220 is conveyed by the deposit conveyance unit 220. An identifying unit 222 that identifies coins and a sorting unit 224 that sorts coins based on the coin identification result by the identifying unit 222 are provided.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, a pair of left and right temporary holding units 240 are provided in the housing 212 below the deposit conveyance unit 220, and these temporary holding units 240 are sorted by the sorting unit 224. The coins are temporarily held in a state where they are classified by denomination. A plurality (specifically, eight) of storage and feeding mechanisms 250 are provided below the temporary storage unit 240. Each storing and feeding mechanism 250 is configured such that coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 240 are sent from the temporary holding unit 240 and stored. Each storage and feeding mechanism 250 is configured to pay out coins stored in the storage and feeding mechanism 250 one by one.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a recovery box (recovery box) 270 is provided in the housing 212 below each storage and feeding mechanism 250. A drawer 272 is detachably provided in the collection box 270, and coins fed out from the respective storage and feeding mechanisms 250 are stored in a drawer 272 attached to the collection box 270 in a state of being classified for each denomination. It has come to be. In the cash register 20, when a drawer storage is used instead of the coin depositing / dispensing device 26 or in addition to the coin depositing / dispensing device 26, a drawer 272 detachably attached to the collection box 270 is provided. The cashier 20 can be used as a drawer storage of the cash register system 21. Further, instead of the drawer 272, a later-described coin storage cassette 39 may be attached to the collection box 270.

  In addition, a control unit 280 that controls each component of the coin processing device 38 is provided in the housing 212 of the coin processing device 38.

  Hereinafter, details of each component of the coin processing device 38 having such a configuration will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, a coin receiving port 214 for receiving coins inserted from the outside of the housing 212 is provided at the upper portion of the housing 212, and the coin received in the coin receiving port 214 has its own weight. Is sent to the storage and feeding mechanism 230. The coin receiving port 214 is provided at a location near the outer side surface of the service counter 32 of the customer service area 30 in the housing 212, that is, a location near the side surface on the customer side. For this reason, the customer can surely insert coins into the coin receiving port 214 of the coin processing device 38 installed in the service counter 32 of the customer service area 30. Further, the coin storage cassette 39 can be detachably attached to the coin receiving port 214. When the coin storage cassette 39 is attached to the coin receiving port 214, the coins stored in the coin storing cassette 39 are sent to the coin receiving port 214.

  The storage and feeding mechanism 230 forms a coin storage space 233 that stores coins between a rotating disk 232 that is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction and is rotated in an inclined posture, and the surface of the rotating disk 232. A cover member 234. A rotating shaft (not shown) is attached to the rotating disk 232, and the rotating disk 232 rotates around the rotating axis at a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction. A plurality of protruding members (not shown) are provided on the surface of the rotating disk 232 on the coin storage space 233 side. These protruding members are provided at equal intervals along the edge at positions near the edge of the rotating disk 232. Each protruding member hooks a coin on the surface of the rotating disk 232, so that the coin in the lower area of the rotating disk 232 is conveyed to the upper area of the rotating disk 232 by the rotation of the rotating disk 232. Yes.

  In addition, a transport belt (not shown) is provided in an upper region of the rotating disk 232 in the storage and feeding mechanism 230. The transport belt is configured to transport the coins transported from the lower region of the rotary disk 232 to the upper region by the protruding member to the outside of the coin storage space 233. Specifically, coins are sent from the coin storage space 233 in the storage and feeding mechanism 230 to the deposit conveyance unit 220 by the conveyance belt.

  Coins fed from the storage and feeding mechanism 230 are transported one by one by the deposit transport unit 220. As shown in FIG. 6, the deposit conveyance unit 220 conveys the upper conveyance part 220 a extending substantially in the horizontal direction and the coins sent from the upper conveyance part 220 a, and the coin conveyance direction is reversed in this case. There is a folded conveyance portion 220b to be changed, and a lower conveyance portion 220c that is provided below the upper conveyance portion 220a, extends substantially in the horizontal direction, and conveys coins sent from the folding conveyance portion 220b. The coins fed out from the storage and feeding mechanism 230 are transported in the order of the upper transport portion 220a, the folded transport portion 220b, and the lower transport portion 220c. In addition, an identification unit 222 is provided in the upper conveyance part 220a, and the identification unit 222 identifies the denomination, authenticity, and the like of the coins fed out from the storage and feeding mechanism 230. Each of the upper transport portion 220a and the lower transport portion 220c is provided with a plurality of sorting sections 224 that sort coins based on the coin identification result by the identification section 222.

  Each sorting unit 224 provided in the upper transport portion 220a sorts the coins transported by the upper transport portion 220a based on the coin identification result by the identification unit 222, and a reject unit 247 or an overflow box 249, which will be described later, Alternatively, it is sent to the temporary holding unit 240.

  Moreover, in the coin processing apparatus 38 of this Embodiment, the left-right paired temporary storage part 240 is provided (refer FIG. 7). Each temporary holding unit 240 is configured to temporarily hold coins classified by money type. Coins temporarily held in each temporary holding unit 240 are selectively sent to the return box 248 or each storage and feeding mechanism 250. The return box 248 is configured to be able to be pulled out from the inside of the housing 212, and the operator can take out the coins in the return box 248 by pulling out the return box 248 to the outside of the housing 212. It has become. As described above, the return box 248 is used to return the coin temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 240 to the outside of the housing 212. Each temporary storage unit 240 is movable between a first position as shown by a solid line in FIG. 7 and a second position as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 7. And when each temporary storage part 240 exists in a 1st position, the said temporary storage part 240 receives the coin sorted by each sorting part 224. Further, when each temporary storage unit 240 moves from the first position to the second position, the coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 240 are sent to each storage and feeding mechanism 250.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, each temporary storage portion 240 includes a frame body 242 having an opening at the top and a bottom, and a bottom plate 243 that selectively closes the opening at the bottom of the frame 242. . These frame body 242 and bottom plate 243 move independently from each other between a first position as shown by a solid line in FIG. 7 and a second position as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. It is free. As shown in FIG. 7, a return box 248 is provided at a position directly below the frame body 242 at the first position. On the other hand, a plurality of chutes 246 are provided at a position directly below the frame body 242 in the second position, and these chutes 246 communicate with the respective storage and feeding mechanisms 250 of the corresponding denominations.

  When the frame body 242 and the bottom plate 243 are respectively in the first position, the temporary storage unit 240 uses the coins sorted by the sorting units 224 of the deposit transport unit 220 and sent via the chute 226 to the frame body 242. It is received through the opening at the top. At this time, since the opening at the bottom of the frame 242 is closed by the bottom plate 243, the coins sent to the temporary storage unit 240 are temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 240. When the frame body 242 moves from the first position to the second position while the bottom plate 243 is maintained at the first position, the coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 240 are stored in the temporary holding unit 240. It passes through the opening at the bottom, falls due to its own weight, and is sent to each storing and feeding mechanism 250 via each chute 246 according to the denomination. On the other hand, when the bottom plate 243 moves from the first position to the second position while the frame body 242 is maintained at the first position, the coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 240 are sent to the return box 248. .

  As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, each storage and feeding mechanism 250 stores a coin fed from the temporary storage unit 240 and a feeding unit 251 for feeding out coins, and stores the coins stored in the feeding unit 251. And a transport unit 260 for transporting. The feeding portion 251 of each storing and feeding mechanism 250 is a coin storage that stores coins between a rotating disk 252 that is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction and is rotated in an inclined posture, and the surface of the rotating disk 252. And a cover member 254 that forms the space 253. A plurality of projecting members (not shown) projecting from the surface are provided on the surface of the rotating disk 252. When the rotating disk 252 rotates, the protruding member holds the coins one by one with the cover member 254 and picks up coins from the lower area of the rotating disk 252 to the upper area, and the outlet (not shown) of the storage and feeding mechanism 250 Z)).

  Moreover, the conveyance part 260 in each storage and feeding mechanism 250 has an endless conveyance belt 262 extending in a substantially horizontal direction. The coins sent from each temporary storage unit 240 are accumulated on the conveyor belt 262. Then, the conveyor belt 262 circulates and moves in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7, so that the piles of coins accumulated on the conveyor belt 262 are collapsed, and the coins are between the rotary disk 252 and the cover member 254 in the feeding unit 251. It is sent to the coin storage space 253 formed in the above. Here, the conveying belt 262 in the conveying unit 260 and the rotating disk 252 in the feeding unit 251 are operated in synchronization.

  Coins fed out from each storage and feeding mechanism 250 are stored in a drawer 272 and a coin storage cassette 39 attached to a collection box 270 (described later) through a chute 268 corresponding to the storage and feeding mechanism 250. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a recovery box 270 (recovery box) is detachably provided at the lower part of the casing 212 of the coin processing device 38. As shown by the arrows in FIG. 6, the collection box 270 can be pulled out to the right in FIG. 6 from the side surface inside the service counter 32 of the customer service area 30 in the housing 212, that is, the side surface on the store clerk side. When the collection box 270 is pulled out from the housing 212 in this way, the drawer 272 and the coin storage cassette 39 are taken out from the collection box 270, and then the drawer 272 and the coin storage cassette 39 are conveyed to the checkout office 20 by a store clerk or the like. Is done. The coins stored in the coin storage cassette 39 are manually stored in the coin deposit / withdrawal device 26 of the money settlement apparatus 22 as a change reserve.

  Moreover, in the coin processing apparatus 38 of this Embodiment, the control part 280 which controls each component of the said coin processing apparatus 38 is provided. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram of the coin processing device 38 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. The configuration of the control unit 280 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 280 is connected to the deposit conveyance unit 220, the identification unit 222, the storage and feeding mechanism 230, each temporary storage unit 240, the feeding unit 251 and the conveyance unit 260 in the storage and feeding mechanism 250. Signals are transmitted to and received from these components. More specifically, a signal related to the coin identification result by the identification unit 222 is sent to the control unit 280. In addition, the control unit 280 sends control signals to the feeding and feeding unit 220, the storage and feeding mechanism 230, the temporary holding unit 240, the feeding unit 251 and the feeding unit 260 in the storage and feeding mechanism 250, and controls these components. It is like that.

  Further, a storage unit 286 is connected to the control unit 280, and information such as various settings of the coin processing device 38 and processing results of coins by the coin processing device 38 is stored in the storage unit 286. Yes. Specifically, information related to the setting of the denomination of coins selected by each selecting unit 224 provided in the deposit transport unit 220, the number of coins stored in each storing and feeding mechanism 250 for each denomination, Information such as the amount of money is stored in the storage unit 286.

  Further, an interface 288 is connected to the control unit 280, and the control unit 280 can transmit and receive signals to and from an external device (for example, the upper terminal 52) of the coin processing device 38 via the interface 288. It has become.

  Next, operation | movement of the coin processing apparatus 38 which consists of such a structure is demonstrated. In the coin processing device 38, it is the customer who basically makes the deposit, and as in the case of the banknote processing device 36, the coins on hand are mainly converted into cash vouchers that can be used at the store in advance. This is a case where a voucher with a premium more than the deposit amount is obtained from the store or other services are obtained. In addition, the operation | movement of the coin processing apparatus 38 shown below is performed when the control part 280 controls each component of the coin processing apparatus 38. FIG.

  When a customer inserts a coin into the coin receiving port 214 of the coin processing device 38, the coin is dropped by its own weight and sent to the storage and feeding mechanism 230. Then, when the rotary disk 232 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. 6 in the storage and feeding mechanism 230, the coins stored in the coin storage space 233 are located in the lower region of the rotary disk 232 on the surface of the rotary disk 232. By being hooked on a protruding member (not shown), the rotating disk 232 is rotated and conveyed one by one to the upper region of the rotating disk 232. Then, the coins conveyed to the upper area of the rotating disk 232 are fed out from the storage and feeding mechanism 230.

  The coins fed out from the storage and feeding mechanism 230 are transported by the upper transport part 220a of the deposit transport unit 220, and at this time, the denomination and authenticity of the coins are identified by the identifying unit 222. Then, by each sorting unit 224 provided in the upper transport portion 220a, the coins transported by the upper transport portion 220a are sorted based on the result of identifying the coins by the identifying unit 222, and the reject unit 247 or the overflow box 249, Alternatively, it is sent to the temporary holding unit 240.

  Here, the coins that have not been sorted by each sorting unit 224 in the upper transport portion 220a are sent to the folded transport portion 220b. And in the return conveyance part 220b, a coin is conveyed from the upper conveyance part 220a to the lower conveyance part 220c by the fall by dead weight.

  In the lower conveyance part 220c, the coin is conveyed in the left direction in FIG. And the coin conveyed by the lower conveyance part 220c is sent to the temporary storage part 240 via the chute 226 by each sort part 224 to a money type. Then, after the coin is temporarily held in each temporary holding unit 240, when the customer gives a command for confirming payment by the operation display unit 140 to the control unit 280, the frame 242 of the temporary holding unit 240 is set to the first position. It moves from the (solid line in FIG. 7) to the second position (two-dot chain line in FIG. 7). At this time, the bottom plate 243 remains maintained at the first position (solid line in FIG. 7). As a result, the coin temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 240 falls downward by its own weight through an opening (not shown) in the bottom, and is denominated in each storing and feeding mechanism 250 through each chute 246. Will be sent to. On the other hand, after the coin is temporarily held in each temporary holding unit 240, when the customer gives a command for coin refund to the control unit 280 by the operation display unit 140, the bottom plate 243 of the temporary holding unit 240 is moved to the first position. It moves from the (solid line in FIG. 7) to the second position (two-dot chain line in FIG. 7). At this time, the frame body 242 is maintained at the first position (solid line in FIG. 7). As a result, the coin temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 240 falls downward due to its own weight and is sent to the return box 248. The customer can receive the returned coins by pulling the return box 248 from the housing 212 to the near side.

  Coins sent by denomination from each temporary storage unit 240 to each storage and feeding mechanism 250 are accumulated on the conveyance belt 262 in the conveyance unit 260. Then, the conveyor belt 262 circulates and moves in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7, so that the piles of coins accumulated on the conveyor belt 262 are collapsed, and the coins are between the rotary disk 252 and the cover member 254 in the feeding unit 251. Are sent to the coin storage space 253 formed in the above. In this way, coins are stored in each storage and feeding mechanism 250. At this time, the control unit 280 calculates the total amount of coins taken into the machine body of the coin processing device 38. When the customer deposits coins into the coin processing device 38, after the coin deposit processing in the coin processing device 38 is completed, the voucher such as a cash voucher is printed by the printing unit 142 of the banknote processing device 36. The performed voucher is thrown out of the printing unit 142 from the printed matter outlet 142a. In this way, the customer can receive a voucher such as a cash voucher.

  Next, the operation when dispensing coins from the coin processing device 38 will be described. Specifically, in the same manner as in the case of the banknote handling device 36, the coin deposit / withdrawal device 24 is predetermined when the coin change / receipt device 24 of the money settlement device 22 is replenished with coin change reserves before the store opening hours. A change reserve for the coins of the pattern is created and withdrawn. Further, when coins are excessively increased in the coin deposit / withdrawal device 24, a withdrawal operation for collecting is performed. When the clerk withdraws or collects coins from the coin processing device 38, the stored coins are fed out from the storage and feeding mechanism 250 corresponding to the denomination of the coin to be withdrawn or collected and attached to the collection box 270. The coins are stored in the drawer 272 or the coin storage cassette 39. Specifically, when it is desired to perform a coin withdrawal process from the coin processing device 38, the recovery box 270 is mounted on the housing 212 with the drawer 272 and the coin storage cassette 39 attached to the recovery box 270.

  Then, when the rotary disk 252 rotates in the storage and feeding mechanism 250, the coins stored in the coin storage space 253 and in the lower region of the rotary disk 252 are placed on the protruding members (not shown) on the surface of the rotary disk 252. By being hooked, the rotating disk 252 is rotated and conveyed one by one to the upper region of the rotating disk 252. Then, the coins transported to the upper area of the rotary disk 252 are fed out from the storage and feeding mechanism 250, fall down by their own weight in the chute 268, and are stored in the drawer 272 and the coin storage cassette 39 attached to the collection box 270. It becomes like this. At this time, the lower end 268a of the chute 268 functions as a withdrawal port for throwing out coins outside the aircraft. Thereafter, as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 6, the collection box 270 is pulled out to the right in FIG. 6 from the inner side surface of the service counter 32 of the customer service area 30 in the housing 212, that is, the side surface on the store clerk side. When the collection box 270 is pulled out from the housing 212 in this way, the drawer 272 and the coin storage cassette 39 are taken out from the collection box 270, and then the drawer 272 and the coin storage cassette 39 are conveyed to the checkout office 20 by a store clerk or the like. Is done. The coins stored in the coin storage cassette 39 are stored in the coin deposit / withdrawal device 26 of the money settlement apparatus 22 as a change reserve.

  In the money handling apparatus 34 including the banknote handling apparatus 36 and the coin handling apparatus 38 as described above, when a customer exchanges a bill or coin on hand for a voucher such as a cash voucher, the second depositing unit of the banknote handling apparatus 36. A bill is inserted into 130, or a coin is inserted into the coin receiving port 214 of the coin processing device 38. Here, in the present embodiment, the second depositing unit 130 of the banknote processing device 36 and the coin receiving port 214 of the coin processing device 38 face the outside of the service counter 32 in the customer service area 30 shown in FIG. Yes. Then, banknotes and coins thrown into the machine body by the customer are stored by denomination in each storing and feeding unit 125 of the banknote processing device 36 and each storing and feeding mechanism 250 of the coin processing device 38, respectively. At this time, the total amount of bills and coins taken into the machine body is calculated by the control unit 170 of the bill processing device 36 and the control unit 280 of the coin processing device 38. Then, a voucher such as a cash voucher having the same amount as the total amount of banknotes and coins calculated by the control unit 170 and the control unit 280 is printed by the printing unit 142, and the printed voucher such as a cash voucher is printed from the printed matter outlet 142a to the printing unit. It is thrown out of 142. In the present embodiment, the printed matter outlet 142a of the printing unit 142 faces the outside of the service counter 32 in the customer service area 30 shown in FIG. For this reason, the customer can surely receive the voucher thrown out of the printing unit 142 from the printed matter outlet 142a.

  On the other hand, in the money handling apparatus 34 of the present embodiment, it is possible to recycle and use the banknotes stored in the storage and feeding sections 125 of the banknote processing apparatus 36 and the coins stored in the storage and feeding mechanisms 250 of the coin processing apparatus 38. it can. Specifically, when replenishing banknotes or coins as change reserves to the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 24 or the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 26 of the money settlement apparatus 22 provided in the settlement office 20, a clerk or the like performs banknote processing. The banknotes stored in the storage and feeding sections 125 of the device 36 and the coins stored in the storage and feeding mechanisms 250 of the coin processing device 38 are withdrawn from the banknote processing device 36 and the coin processing device 38. More specifically, in the banknote handling apparatus 36, the interface cassette 37 is attached to the first depositing unit 121, and the banknotes fed out from each storage and feeding unit 125 are based on a withdrawal instruction given to the control unit 170. It is stored in the interface cassette 37. Thereafter, the interface cassette 37 is transported to the checkout office 20 by a store clerk or the like, and stored in the bill deposit / withdrawal device 24 of the money settlement apparatus 22 as a change reserve. Further, in the coin processing device 38, the collection box 270 is mounted on the housing 212 in a state where the drawer 272 and the coin storage cassette 39 are attached to the collection box 270, and based on the withdrawal instruction given to the control unit 280, each Coins stored in the storage and feeding mechanism 250 are fed out from the storage and feeding mechanism 250 and stored in the drawer 272 and the coin storage cassette 39 attached to the collection box 270. Thereafter, as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 6, the collection box 270 is pulled out to the right in FIG. 6 from the inner side surface of the service counter 32 of the customer service area 30 in the housing 212, that is, the side surface on the store clerk side. When the collection box 270 is pulled out from the housing 212 in this way, the drawer 272 and the coin storage cassette 39 are taken out from the collection box 270, and then the drawer 272 and the coin storage cassette 39 are conveyed to the checkout office 20 by a store clerk or the like. Is done. The coins stored in the coin storage cassette 39 are manually stored in the coin deposit / withdrawal device 26 of the money settlement apparatus 22 as a change reserve.

  As described above, according to the money handling apparatus 34 of the present embodiment, the second depositing unit 130 and the coin receiving port 214 in which the customer can insert banknotes and coins are provided, and the banknote handling apparatus 36 is provided. The control unit 170 and the control unit 280 of the coin processing device 38 calculate the total amount of banknotes and coins that are inserted into the second depositing unit 130 and the coin receiving port 214 by the customer and taken into the machine body. ing. A voucher such as a cash voucher having the same amount as the total amount of bills and coins calculated by the control units 170 and 280 is thrown out from the printed product outlet 142a of the printing unit 142. Furthermore, based on the dispensing instruction given to the control units 170 and 280, one end of the transport unit 123 is provided for the necessary number of banknotes and coins stored in each storage and feeding unit 125 and each storage and feeding mechanism 250. 123a and the lower end portion 268a (withdrawal port) of the chute 268 are thrown out of the machine body. As a result, banknotes and coins thrown into the machine body by the customer to obtain a voucher can be withdrawn, and the banknotes and coins thrown into the machine body of the money handling apparatus 34 can be effectively utilized by recycling. It is possible to reduce the number of times that a security company worker or the like collects banknotes and coins stored in the body of the money handling apparatus 34.

  Further, as described above, the money handling apparatus 34 according to the present embodiment is provided in the customer service area 30, and the withdrawal instruction given to the control units 170 and 280 is the cash register system 21 installed in the checkout office 20. This is an instruction to throw out banknotes and coins as change reserves to be replenished to the money settlement apparatus 22.

  Moreover, in the money handling apparatus 34 of this Embodiment, the interface cassette 37 is detachable with respect to the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 24 and the banknote processing apparatus 36 of the money settlement apparatus 22, respectively. The banknotes are withdrawn from 37 through one end 123 a (withdrawal port) of the transport unit 123. In addition, when the cashier system 21 is provided with a drawer storage, in the coin processing device 38, the drawer 272 used in this drawer storage is connected to the drawer 272 via the lower end 268a (withdrawal port) of the chute 268. Coins are withdrawn.

  Further, in the money handling apparatus 34 according to the present embodiment, the second depositing unit 130, the coin receiving port 214, and the printed matter ejection port 142a of the printing unit 142 are on the customer side, and the customer can access them. On the other hand, the first depositing unit 121 adjacent to one end 123a (withdrawal port) of the conveyance unit 123 is in the service counter 32 of the customer service area 30, and the first depositing unit 121 and the conveyance unit The customer cannot access one end 123a of 123.

  Further, in the money handling apparatus 34 according to the present embodiment, a withdrawal instruction given to the control unit 170 of the banknote handling apparatus 36 or the control unit 280 of the coin handling apparatus 38 may be given by a store clerk or the like through the operation display unit 140. Alternatively, the money processing apparatus 34 may be provided from the host terminal 52 to which the money processing apparatus 34 is connected.

  In addition, the money handling apparatus by this invention is not limited to said aspect, A various change can be added.

  For example, the money settlement apparatus 22 provided in the cash register system 21 of the settlement office 20 may have the following configuration. That is, the banknote depositing / withdrawing device 24 and the coin depositing / withdrawing device 26 of the money settlement apparatus 22 include a depositing port through which a customer himself can insert banknotes and coins, and a bill and a coin that have been inserted into the depositing port by the customer and taken into the machine body. There may be provided a control unit that calculates the total amount of money and a printed matter outlet that throws out a voucher such as a cash voucher having the same amount as the total amount of bills and coins calculated by the control unit. Further, in such a money settlement apparatus 22, the deposit port, medium outlet and withdrawal port are all on the customer side, and the customer can access them. That is, the register system 21 provided with such a money settlement apparatus 22 is in a semi-self format, and the store clerk only scans products with a scanner, and the customer deposits banknotes and coins into the money settlement apparatus 22 in the settlement process. And the customer himself / herself takes out the bills and coins withdrawn as change from the withdrawal port of the money settlement apparatus 22.

  In such a money settlement apparatus 22, based on the withdrawal instruction given to the control unit of the money settlement apparatus 22, only the necessary number of banknotes and coins stored in the body are removed from the body by the withdrawal port. To be thrown out. In such a money settlement apparatus 22, as with the money processing apparatus 34 provided in the customer service area 30, banknotes and coins inserted into the machine body by the customer to obtain a voucher can be withdrawn. The number of times banknotes and coins thrown into the body of the settlement apparatus 22 can be effectively utilized by recycling and the workers of the security company collect the banknotes and coins stored in the body of the settlement apparatus 22. Can be reduced.

  In this case, the control unit of the money settlement apparatus 22 voucher displays a settlement mode for performing a settlement process, deposits banknotes and coins into the body, and displays the same amount as the total amount of banknotes and coins deposited. One of the charge modes for printing is executed. In this case, the withdrawal instruction given to the control unit is an instruction to throw out bills or coins as change in the settlement mode.

  Further, the withdrawal instruction given to the control unit of the money settlement apparatus 22 may be an instruction to throw out banknotes or coins in the cash-out process when a debit card is received from a customer. Here, the cash-out process refers to, for example, when a customer purchases a product for 20 dollars, withdraws 100 dollars from the debit card, withdraws banknotes and coins for 80 dollars from the money settlement apparatus 22, This refers to the process of handing over 80 dollar bills and coins to customers.

  In addition, the money handling apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to a configuration in which a voucher such as a banknote or a voucher having the same amount as the total amount of coins deposited in the money handling apparatus is thrown out from the printed matter outlet. . As another aspect, a voucher that can be used by a company other than the store where the money handling apparatus is installed is thrown out from the printed matter outlet, and the customer can receive the voucher. As yet another aspect, an IC card in which information relating to the total amount of bills and coins deposited in the money handling apparatus is written is thrown out of the body of the money handling apparatus, and the customer receives this IC card. You may be able to. As yet another aspect, an IC card in which a serial number corresponding to the total amount in a host server such as a POS server 54 in which information related to the total amount of bills and coins deposited in the money handling apparatus is written is written. May be thrown out of the body of the money handling apparatus so that the customer can receive the IC card. Further, a paper sheet such as paper on which such a serial number is written may be thrown out of the body of the money handling apparatus, and a customer may receive the paper sheet. Here, in the case where the money handling apparatus is provided in the checkout office 20, when the above-described charge mode is executed in the control unit, information that can specify the value corresponding to the total amount of money received is a voucher, It is stored or recorded on a medium such as an IC card.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Store 12 Front area 20 Check office 21 Cash register system 22 Money settlement apparatus 24 Banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 26 Coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 28 POS register 30 Customer service area 32 Service counter 34 Money processing apparatus 36 Banknote processing apparatus 37 Interface cassette 38 Coin processing apparatus 39 Coin storage cassette 40 Product shelf area 42 Product shelf 50 Back office 52 Upper terminal 54 POS server 120a Housing 121 First depositing unit 122 Withdrawing unit 123 Transport unit 123a One end 123b Other end 124 Identification unit 125 Storage feeding unit 126 Collection unit 127 First external rejection unit 128 In-machine rejection unit 130 Second deposit unit 132 Second external rejection unit 140 Operation display unit 142 Printing unit 142a Printed product outlet 170 Control unit 172 Interface 174 Storage unit 212 Case 214 Coin receiving port 220 Deposit conveyance unit 220a Upper conveyance unit 220b Folding conveyance unit 220c Lower conveyance unit 222 Identification unit 224 Sorting unit 226 Chute 230 Storage feeding mechanism 232 Rotating disk 233 Coin storage space 234 Cover member 240 Temporary holding part 242 Frame 243 Bottom plate 246 Chute 247 Reject part 248 Return box 249 Overflow box 250 Storage feeding mechanism 251 Feeding part 252 Rotating disk 253 Coin storage space 254 Cover member 260 Conveying part 262 Conveying belt 268 Chute 268a Lower end part 270 Collection box 272 Drawer 280 Control unit 286 Storage unit 288 Interface

Claims (9)

A money handling apparatus installed in a store,
A deposit port where customers themselves can insert money,
An identification unit for identifying and counting money that has been inserted into the deposit port and taken into the machine body;
A plurality of storage units in which money identified and counted by the identification unit is stored in denominations;
Based on the identification result by the identification unit, a control unit that calculates the total amount of money that is inserted into the deposit port by the customer and taken into the machine body;
A medium outlet for throwing out a medium storing or recording information capable of specifying a value corresponding to the total amount of money calculated by the control unit;
Withdrawal outlet for throwing money out of the aircraft,
With
Based on the withdrawal instruction given to the control unit, the money stored in the storage unit is thrown out of the machine body by the withdrawal port by the required number of sheets ,
When the money handling apparatus is provided at the checkout station, the control unit includes a checkout mode in which the checkout process is performed, and information that can identify the value corresponding to the total amount of money deposited by depositing money into the machine. One of the charge modes stored or recorded on the medium is executed, and the withdrawal instruction given to the control unit is an instruction to throw out money as change in the settlement mode. A money handling apparatus characterized by that.   The medium relates to a voucher usable in a store where the money handling apparatus is installed, a voucher usable in a company other than the store where the money handling apparatus is installed, and a total amount of money calculated by the control unit. An IC card in which information is written, an IC card in which a serial number corresponding to the total amount in the host server in which information related to the total amount of money calculated by the control unit is written, or the serial number is described 2. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the money handling apparatus is a paper sheet. 3. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the withdrawal instruction given to the control unit is a money throwing instruction in a cash-out process when a debit card is received from a customer. The said deposit port, the said medium outlet, and the said withdrawal port exist in the customer side, and the customer himself / herself can access these, The Claim 1 thru | or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. Money handling equipment. A money handling apparatus installed in a store,
A deposit port where customers themselves can insert money,
An identification unit for identifying and counting money that has been inserted into the deposit port and taken into the machine body;
A plurality of storage units in which money identified and counted by the identification unit is stored in denominations;
Based on the identification result by the identification unit, a control unit that calculates the total amount of money that is inserted into the deposit port by the customer and taken into the machine body;
A medium outlet for throwing out a medium storing or recording information capable of specifying a value corresponding to the total amount of money calculated by the control unit;
Withdrawal outlet for throwing money out of the aircraft,
With
Based on the withdrawal instruction given to the control unit, the money stored in the storage unit is thrown out of the machine body by the withdrawal port by the required number of sheets ,
The money handling apparatus is provided in a customer service area, and the withdrawal instruction given to the control unit is an instruction to throw out money as a change reserve to be replenished to a cash register system installed at a checkout office. money handling apparatus characterized by some. Claim 5, wherein the money through the dispensing port is adapted to be dispensed with respect to the interface cassette is detachable respectively the registration system and the money handling apparatus Money handling equipment. 6. The money handling apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein money is withdrawn from the drawer of the cash register system via the withdrawal port. The deposit port and the medium outlet are on the customer side, and the customer can access them.
The dispensing port is in service counter of the customer service area, any one of claims 5 to 7 customer with respect to the dispensing port is characterized in that so that it can not be accessed The money handling apparatus described in 1. 9. The money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the withdrawal instruction is given from a host apparatus to which the money handling apparatus is connected for communication.

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